Team Lead, Software Engineering (12 Month Contract)

Questrade Financial Group•Toronto, ON

13d•CA$120,000 - CA$145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) is seeking a hands-on Team Lead for a 12-month contract position. This role involves leading a software engineering squad, coordinating the development and delivery of full-stack solutions, and owning a specific system within the squad's portfolio. The Team Lead will stay close to the code, mentor engineers, set technical direction, and partner with People & Culture (P&C) on people processes. The position emphasizes using AI to transform customer experiences and empower teams, with a focus on AI-assisted workflows, setting standards for AI-generated code, and building AI fluency within the team. QFG offers a diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace that values creativity and curiosity.

Requirements

Senior-level, hands-on full-stack experience with deep expertise in at least one core stack.
Track record of mentorship, code review, and design contribution.
Experience leading or coordinating delivery within a squad.
Strong communication skills.
Sound judgment on localized technology decisions.
Fluency with AI-assisted development and the judgment to review, evaluate, and govern AI-generated code.
A people-first mindset.
Comfort partnering with P&C on performance, hiring, and development.
Comfort partnering with IT/cyber governance on policy adherence.

Nice To Haves

Prior formal people-leadership experience.
Background in regulated financial services or a compliance-sensitive domain.

Responsibilities

Lead the engineers of one squad, coordinating the development, improvement, and delivery of full-stack solutions.
Own a specific system within the squad's portfolio and reinforce SDLC health.
Stay close to the code while growing people, setting technical direction within your domain, and partnering with People & Culture (P&C) on people processes.
Bring deep, senior-level full-stack expertise; stay involved in code reviews, architectural design, development/QA, and troubleshooting and production support alongside the team.
Provide direct technical mentorship, stay current on industry trends, and evaluate new technologies that benefit the team.
Make sensible day-to-day technical decisions within agreed standards; own a specific system or feature area and keep the team's development process running smoothly.
Operate with clear purpose; identify and collaborate with stakeholders; explain complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences; write clear documentation.
Build an engaged, inclusive team; give timely, constructive feedback; own performance reviews, hiring, and career development in partnership with P&C.
Ensure your team's adherence to policies and standards, suggest squad-level process improvements, and collaborate with governance teams within your domain.
Use AI coding assistants/agents fluently and coach the team to do so safely; treat review of AI-generated code as a larger effort than writing it, keeping humans accountable for what ships.
Set and enforce code-review standards for AI-generated code as a control layer; ensure it meets the same security/quality bar, aligned with secure-dev practices and Questrade IT/cyber policies.
Prioritize AI fluency, systems thinking, and output-evaluation judgment when developing and hiring engineers; adapt practices as tooling evolves.